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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Finders Keepers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Flaubert was born in what year?
(a) 1800.
(b) 1875.
(c) 1825.
(d) 1850.

2. What does Geoffrey hope will result from his discussion with Ed?
(a) Light will be shed on Flaubert's state of mind when he wrote Madame Bovary.
(b) Light will be shed on Flaubert's relationship with his niece.
(c) Light will be shed on how the Flaubert museums can be updated.
(d) Light will be shed on Flaubert's behavior in London.

3. In the story, "Un coeur simple," what is Felicite's occupation?
(a) Servant woman.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Prostitute.
(d) Seamstress.

4. What is Geoffrey's marital status?
(a) Single.
(b) Divorced.
(c) Widowed.
(d) Married.

5. How does Flaubert feel about the organization of his ideas?
(a) He wants others to organize his ideas for him.
(b) He puts everything into neat little categories.
(c) He is haphazard about organization about half the time.
(d) He purposely lets ideas fall where they will.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the inscription explain the presence of the stuffed green parrot?

2. What objects does Geoffrey Braithwaite, the narrator of "Flaubert's Parrot," describe in the beginning of the book?

3. The third list in the chronology consists of what?

4. Geoffrey compares biographies to what objects?

5. Although he had once thought of writing a book, what is Geoffrey's actual occupation?

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